Stump-Mic Drama: Virat Kohli's Cutting Sledge at McSweeney as Jasprit Bumrah Dominates Aussie Youngster

The Stump mic banter has become a highlight of India's tours in Australia, with broadcasters amplifying the mic sensitivity to capture the witty exchanges between players on the field. During day one of the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match in Adelaide, Virat Kohli was at the center of one such incident as he attempted to unsettle the Australian batters and take a wicket.

In a clip posted by Star Sports on social media platform X, Kohli can be seen reacting after a delivery bowled by Jasprit Bumrah beats opener Nathan McSweeney all ends up in just his second Test match. With the ball whispering past the outside edge, Kohli sprints past the crease from his position at slip during the change of ends, loudly exclaiming “He’s got no clue, he’s got no clue Jas!”

Bumrah dismissed McSweeney on both occasions in Perth, getting him LBW in both innings. However, McSweeney had more success in Adelaide, looking scratchy at the start of his innings but looking more comfortable as the evening wore on.

McSweeney took a score of 37* into stumps on day one, but coming out to bat on day two, Bumrah would have the last laugh. The opener was only able to add on two more, before a very similar to the one he had no clue about the night prior managed to find his outside edge off Bumrah’s bowling, with RIshabh Pant collecting the catch behind the stumps. Having dislodged McSweeney, Bumrah had further success as he dismissed Steve Smith with a strangle down the legside to bring India back into the game.

Kohli himself also struggled with bat in the first innings of the day-night Adelaide Test match, Mitchell Starc finding his edge as the batter was caught in two minds regarding whether to play or to leave. Kohli was one of Starc’s six victims on day one as the tall left-hander took career-best figures, meaning India only put up 180 and were in dire need of all the wickets they could get at the start of the Australian innings.